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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1974?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1974, the Sun was in Taurus (8°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1974. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°06' Leo at midnight UTC to 18°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1974
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°47'43" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	May 21, 1974 into Gemini
Moon	11°10'55" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 1974	Apr 30, 1974 into Virgo
Mercury	2°48'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 28, 1974	May 12, 1974 into Gemini
Venus	24°06'40" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1974	May 4, 1974 into Aries
Mars	5°28'00" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1974	Jun 9, 1974 into Leo
Jupiter	11°01'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 8, 1974	Mar 18, 1975 into Aries
Saturn	0°56'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 18, 1974	Sep 17, 1975 into Leo
Uranus	25°11'04" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	9°01'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	4°36'03" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	21°38'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1973	Jun 12, 1975 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 29, 1974

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 07:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	8°37' Leo

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